A review by better_read_then_dead
Worthy: A Pride Anthology by T. Ashleigh, Nicole Dykes, Cora Rose, Marie Ann, Isabel Lucero, Harleigh Beck, Jessie Walker, Hayden Hall, Ashley James, Andi Jaxon, Nyla K., Riley Nash

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Mary Ann: Make Me Pretty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Foster brothers, enemies to lovers, troubled pasts, humiliation kink, say no more!!! 
Peris and Abel, ooooh man! The tension there is on fire! Loved it! I want so much more of these two! 
“Your fucking face, I want to wreck it. Wreck you.” “So wreck me.” 
 
Ashley James: Wren ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Best friends to lovers, hurt/comfort 
Wren and Nelly ummm wow I need to know where these two end up! The bond these two have is gonna make for some interesting fun times! 
“She’s always been completely off limits. She’s my best friend—my straight best friend—but I’m also ridiculously and pathetically in love with her.” 
 
Nyla K: Trouble ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Former best friends, second chance ish 
Trouble (Tate) and Sunshine (Lance) best friends and roommates from college who find each other again and the chemistry here is hotttt! I can’t wait to have the rest of their story! 😍🥵 
“You’re so much fucking trouble, aren’t you?” “Trouble you can’t get enough of, apparently, Decade and a half and you’re still chasing me… Wanting me.” 
 
🔥Andi Jaxon: Off Sides ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
College sport’s romance, takes place in the Darby U world (Hidden Scars) 
Football captain Nick meets Hockey captain Joey and boy their chemistry and steamy times are off the charts! Oh my cinnamon rolls 🤤🤤🤤🤤 I really need more of theses two 🥵🥵🥵🥵 
“This stranger controls my mouth while I control his body” 
 
Riley Nash: Becoming Light ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Best friends dad, grumpy/sunshine, age gap, forced proximity, 
Riley you have done it again. The stories you bring to us are absolutely beautiful, I fall in love with each one I read. Kota and Jamie…….wow just wow! Jaime has a little hard and tough but calm demeanor so to speak but Kota brings out that softer side of him. Jamie helps Kota be who he is and helps him over come his fears. These two help one another in so many different ways. The feelings they have are beautiful and pure. I hope Riley turns this into a full length book novel! 
“Separately, we’re unfinished, but together we can walk forward, whole and free and bathed in light.” 
 
Nicole Dykes: Discovery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Age gap, intsa connection, virgin MC 
Mason and Owens relationship is so dang cute and sexy! Owen is such a sweetheart and is so patient with Mason and Mason is absolutely adorable! Loved it! 
“One thing I know now is I’ve truly found myself. All it took was taking a chance, a cabin, and one totally hot stranger.” 
 
Harleigh Beck: Lost in Her: Update as I read 
 
Cora Rose: An Unexpected Beginning ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Age gap, Bi awakening, boss/employee 
I love everything Cora writes and this is just another to the list and to be left at the end like that….. ughhhhhh, I can’t wait to have Avery and Deans full book! 
Avery and Dean are *chefs kiss* swooning for these two so hard! Dean is amazing, the way he inspires Avery to be himself and dress how he wants is amazing! Avery is absolutely hilarious and together they are hotttt! Loved the side character Ben as well, hopefully Ben will get more of him at some point! 
“Accepting myself for who I am has been a bit of a journey, one that I’m still on.” 
“You be you, Avery. Don’t let those fuckers tell you to change.” 
 
Jessie Walker: All We Are: Update as I read 
 
T. Ashleigh: Lost & Found ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Boss/assistant, first times, bi awakening, intsa love, completed story. 
Owen and Lance are hot and desperate for each other! They are sweet and steamy, and a bit possessive! Even though this is a completed story, I would love to have a full length book of these two! I absolutely adored these guys! 
“Mine. After this, he will never be anyone else’s again. Only mine.” 
“It’s like we’re desperate and needy all the time.” 
 
Isabel Lucero: Bi The Way ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
Bi awakening, college romance, 
Aiden and Oliver oh boy are they hotttt, Oliver’s dirty talk is on point! These two are so cute together! Oliver was great in letting Aiden come to his feelings and wants on his own terms and helping him to be himself! I love all of Isabel’s work I’ve read and this is just another. I’d love if these two got a full length book! 
“I meet his gaze and I’m overcome with attraction and desire. I’m beyond interested in what it would be like to be with him. I’m tired of fighting it.” 
“I think I may already be addicted to you,” “Oh, good. I thought it was just me.” 
 
Hayden Hall: The Love Triangle Expedition ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 
MMM, bestfriends to lovers 
Elliot, Damien, and Tanner have one heck of a good time! Their chemistry is off the charts, their spicy time was hottttttt! Their banter was funny! Omg I need more of these three!!!! Absolutely loved it!! 
“Torn apart between two boys I loved in equal measures. Incapable of reaching out for either one. Reluctant to have only one.” 
“I wanted them both so much that I could taste it.” 
 
All in all I absolutely loved this anthology! The authors all did amazing work and I can’t wait to read the unfinished stories of the characters that I have fallen in love with!